[CS-FSLUG] NI: Why Linux isn't too fat & MS hurts customers

[Eduardo Sanchez]

On Friday 14 October 2005 13:16, David Aikema wrote:
> On 10/14/05, Eduardo Sanchez <lists at sombragris.org> wrote:
> > On Fri 14 Oct 2005 02:43, David Aikema wrote:
> > > The other part that is for Linux a definite negative in my book
> > > is the multiple toolkits and GUI libraries that are being used. 
> > > Thus many applications look different stylewise, and I also can't
> > > for example copy a URL from Konqueror into Mozilla.
> >
> > I can: Ctrl-C, and then Ctrl-V. I use KDE.
>
> I was thinking in terms of protocol support.  In any KDE application,
> for example, I can view/edit a document accessible via FTP, HTTP,
> SMB, NFS, etc. but the same such support is not necessarily shared by
> Mozilla and other non-KDE applications.
>

If that's what you mean, then you're right. But then, you said:

> and I also can't for example copy a URL from Konqueror into Mozilla.

So I didn't think specifically in terms of protocol support.

OTOH, if you use KDE, you'll get consistency. Why use Mozilla, when you 
have Konqueror?


> > > Programs wlll often
> > > have different hotkeys, and also many different yet similar
> > > dialogs for such things as print whereas for both Windows and Mac
> > > OS this is quite standardized.  Take a look at the difference in
> > > the print dialogs in Mozilla and Konqueror for example - there a
> > > whole lot of difference and some redundant configuration can also
> > > be required.
> >
> > They might be different, yes. By the way, do you know that you can
> > use the same print dialog of Konqueror in Mozilla?
>

> I'm aware that you can setup the print command in Mozilla to spawn
> the same print dialog as Konqueror - however, then you're still stuck
> going through Mozilla's print dialog if only to spawn the next one.
> Is there a way to get rid of the intermediate Mozilla print box that
> I'm unaware of?

No... you'll have to go through that dialog unavoidably; but you can 
just press "Enter" without looking ;). Point granted to yours, of 
course; but again, why use Mozilla in KDE? Use Konqueror instead!

Blessings,


Eduardo

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